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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17
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Some time since general manager
found out that one Of bis conductors was
running short i'm his cash reports a small
amount every trip. He was an excellent
train manager, and the amount of his
peculation was not over % per day when
he was on the road The manager had
him watched very closely, and asclrtaincd
that his conductor was defraullug the
company out Il JUS; enough 90 pay his
living expenses. thus making hia salary
clear every month. Oie day the manaser
called him into bis private Office.
say said he, "dOn't you tAink this
company has been paying your board
about long enoueh''
Make yourself understood. answered
the conductor with some dignity
Il mean just this. tnlt y0u have been
knocking down Your LIVING expenses out
IT money belonging to tAis road l0r some
time, aud we have grown weary Ci it
We'll, what are you going 20 do about
~" Tie conductor quered, supposing, as
matter N course, that his discharge
would follow ma the next sentence.
Il want o. know II your salary is large
enough for yOu TO pas your own board 80
Il shall have 10 pay nay hoard without
any salary i0r awhile ROW. was the con
ducfm 3 reelection 20 himself
Much 90 Tie conductors surprise the
manager told hin TO take out lis train,
but not 10 charge his board ~ the cem-
pany again \ more honest aud faithful
man never WIS ia the cmr l0yment of the
company after that Globe Democrat
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17
SPORTING ANo ATHLETIC.

There are forty three stations listed who
have trotted la s..O VI better
Kilrains backer will not permit him 10
box Lcforc the Prince Of Wales.
lasc Murphy will ride for Lucky Baldwin
next year. Ills salary wiii b. slZ,Jo
4 walking match, square heel and toe, will
take place IA Kansas City during Christmas
week
Tn s4.5OO stakes IN the unfinished Carney
sl.Auline fight have been drawn and tho
ight declared oil
Dunc.nl c. Ross is )n his way 70 Havana
where he i to have sword contest with q
celebrated Spanish bun fighter
The fastest heat TIC ted In race this year
ras won b. a j-year Old, and the fastest
,chatauto ia the 2:JO list Is q 3-year old. The
horses referred to are Patron, 2:l44, and
Sable Wilkes, 2:ls.
4 horse owning company is about 10 bs
started at Victoria, Australia, and II Is III
tented u devote $50 90 ~ the purchase VI
two English sires, and 10 buy forty Dfood
mares "a an average Of $40
McLsurhlin beat Garrison by twelve "in-
MINI mounts The final result was Nc
i.anehlin. 10. Garrison, lO7. {. Wool VINO
leads the English jockeys for the year had
Ia winning mounts, but he iad '"ieS A'
many mounts.
4 bolk line handicap billiard tournament
will BEGIN in ST Louis jan 5. The contest
amt, and their handicap are as follows slcs
son. 100: schaeiTeg, ~. Carter, go, Cotton
go. Aioulds, iG5; Day, l65; Gallagher ~,
lvcs, l5j; Donavan, $50; Thatcher, ioA
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

| doubt if there is % successful man in
the city Of New York whose door is not
darkencd every day in every week by men
whom be cannot afford to turn away; by
men who want work for what that work
will bring them; by men 10 whose hands
the heavy shovel and the pick are
strangers, and who wouldn't know what 10
DO with either the one or the other; by
men who have past, but whose present Is
dark, whose future is obscurcd; by men
to whom tie temporary relief OF 50 On SO
means, Oh! 50 little; by men who are
clothed with the garments Of despair, born
of their utter inability TO lnd employment
sufficiently remunerative to keep roof
over their heads and clothing on their
bodies, well led Joe HOward-s Letter.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17
Au.tria's Remarkable Diplomacy.

There is no story In the history Of the
world more remarkable than that of Aus
tria. 1t Is the history Of the triumph Of
diplomacy over war, and yet OF diplo-
macy dependent always for it's power on
certain kind Of military strength To
lis IL seems that though undoubtedly the
heterogeneous character of the monarchy,
which has always weakened its armies, Is
more apparent on the surface than ever,
yet that, in a contest with Russia which
should take place a year or two hence,
Austria would be practically stronger
than she has been at any time in her his
tory. The Austrian armies have prOba-
bly, sustained more defeats than any other
troops in Europe, yet over and again
she has become the decisive power whose
influence, thrown into the scale, has de-
t.rmined the issue OF victorious war
1t was her union with the allies that
proved fatal TO Napoleon in 1913. Her
union with us during the campaigns of
Marlborough is connected with some Of
the most glorious periods of our own mil
itary history. The power Of recuperation
which she has again and again shown
after defeat has been marvellous. 1t is no
doubt due to the fact that her population,
almost entirely agricultural, has always
furnished vast supply Of hardy, healthy
soldiers; while the masses OF her rural
folk have despite the socialism of the
towns, been less disposed toward revolu-
tionary changes than any others in Eu-
rope Patriotism, except in Hungary is
no doubt difficult for the inhabitants Of
the agglOmerate empire. II is hard 10
know toward what nation their patriot
ism should be felt Nevertheless the 10y
atty Of many races-the Iyr0lese, for in
stance-aud generally a certain attach
ment to the royal house, if IL does not
supply all the motive power which armies
need, saves Austria from many Of the
risks which some Of her neighbors run
Blackwood' s. Magazine.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

Some interest just now attaches itself
10 the annual report on the Canadian
fisheries, which has been isused by he
Department of Fisheries at Ottawa. This
shows that the total value OF the fisheries
of the Dominion last year was f3, 735, s51
an increase on the previous year of fl91, =
263. With the exception of Prince Ed
wards Island, where decrease OF over
100000 is noticeable in the value Of lobs-
tiers alone, it is pleasant to note that this
source of wealth is in satisfactory con-
diiion. These figures are exclusive of the
fish consumed by the Indians of British
Columbia, and also portion of the yield
of Manitoba and the North West Terri
tories. 1t is believed that these would
add at leas, "A 400, 900 to the values given.
OF the fish caught, cod heads the list, its
value being f9l0,600. HOLSTERS come
next the value of these being f527,6 $40.
Next come herring, mackerel, and salmon,
and number of other fish, the lowest on
the list being halibut, the value of this
being f19, 3S2-L0nd0H Illustrated Aers.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

The appalling disaster by food in
China involving the loss of thousands OF
lives and an enormous amount of prop
erty happened some time ago but was
only reported by the telegraph yesterday.
Seven thousand square miles of rich farm
lands were submerged by the overflow of
the Yellow river. Some OF the accounts
say that more than n million of people
are lost.
The moral of The horrible story is thai
civilization, with all the mechanical
equipment of our time, ought to guard
against such disasters
We have seen the floods ON the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers often enough to
get lesson from the disasters. China
may have some excuse for disastrous
flood, but America ought to provide
agains, it with the scientific powers that
the Government has.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17
yIRGINIA's POSITION.

The people Of this State have cause TO
know how important To our safety and
welfare Is the Democratic Administra.
ton, and how disastrous would be Re-
publican President. Let us bear this in
mind before We oppose the national
idea of platform with local one that
may break our lines.
1t will not do, considering the risks OF
a restoration TO radical rule, to go back
on the champion of the Democracy who
achieved the great rescue of the country
in 1894, or to fight local fight that en-
dangers the harmony of the party at the
moment when the battle Is 10 be joined
between Democratic principles and Re
publican ideas-between popular rights
and protected monopoly. For a long time
through the varying scenes OF politics,
adjusted by sectional prejudice, the real
issue between the parties has been avoid
ed, and all this time the popular party
which means real Repubicansm, has
been fighting the false idols set up by
leaders, who after the triumphs of war
had nothing but sensation, sectional
prejudice, and deception with which TO
maintain their party.
For twenty years the Democracy fought
the great corruption ring that was
holding the Government, and the final
victory was the most perfect illustration
of the survival of right over wrong.
Now the result of this victory Of The
popular party was an issue against the
principal feature OF ring rule, viz, the
protection Of rich capitalist by a tax on the
people not to support the Government,
but to enrich monopoly
Mr.. Cleveland has cleaned out the gigan-
tic system Of land steals established by
the Republicans, and be now points the
way for Congress to do what he alone
cannot do. That is, TO restore TO the peo-
pie of the United States the inherent
right of competition for their labor on
the markets Of the world so that labor
shall have the fair field that it is entitled
to instead of having its product used to
pay tribute to the few rich monopolists.
1t will never do for State that pro-
fesses true Democratic principles to
wayer in the face of the champions of
gross wrong perpetTaied by the Re
pubicans in the shape Of this tribute
called war taxes on the neccssaries Of
life, or to trim on vital question ofpopu
lar right, when we have the prestige Of
glorious victory won on the promise of
reform laid down by the President.
Then let us sacrifice local interest if
we have any, and join the army of the
great reform.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17
Tho nanIL OF EngIand.

The Lank Il England doors are now 20
finely balanced that a clerk, by pressing Il
knob under his desk can close the outer
doors instantly, and they cannot be opened
AGAIN except by special process This is
done 10 prevent the daring and ingenious
unemployed al the metropolis from rob
biug the bank The bullion department
of This AMI other banks are nightly sub
mer1ed several feet in water by the action
of the machinery. In some banks the bull
lion department is connected with the
managers sleeping ROOM and an entrance
cannot be- Effected without shooting bolt
in the dormitory, which In turn sets in
motion an alarm II visitor during the
day should happen TO knock oil one from
q pile 81 half s0yereigns the whole pile
would disappear, pool u water taking
its place New York sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

Here is pretty specimen Of the argu
ment Of protection Of American indus
tries The "lead trust" of Salt Lake
City wants TO be protected. OF course,
The lead trust wants to freeze out compe
tition This protest is really made in be-
half of industries which have recently
been combined in trust monopoly whose
avowed purpose is to kill competition in
the protected home market and to keep
the prices Of domestic lead up to the duty
point. Concerning this trust the Salt
Lake Tribune on October 10 published the
following:
"The present price of lead is about as
high as it can be to maintain its standing
in the market as against the imported
article, and the aim of the syndicate will
be to keep up this price"
Calculated upon values, the rate last
year on pig lead was "A per cent while
that on shot and lead in pipes and sheets
was 20 per cent. The purpose Of the
trust is to exact for its product from
consumers this percentage in addition to
price equal to that for which the foreign
product could be sold if it were admitted
free of duty
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

Mr.. Powderly is sick. No wonder He
has been scalded in the hot water Of pop
ular sensation, and whenever he had a
good, sound idea, if he ever had one, he
was boiled again with red hot idea OF
socialism.
Mr. POwdcrly is an unhappy man. He
is not a philosopher or statesman, but a
popular leader of passions that he could
not control or even direct
Mr.. Powderly is supposed by many to
be an honest man.
Taking this foI granted what good
could he do by organizing labor on the
false idea of a centralized personal
power
What American working men want is
clear understanding of the relations be-
tween the employer and the employe, and
you cannot get that until you understand
the practical idea that the TIMES adj
yanced year ago, viz. That capital
must get its interest, labor must get its
wages, and the manager Of the business
get the wages of his brain work. But the
manager must not be called a capitalist.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

To those who remember how disas
trous to Virginia a Republican adm inis
tration can be, we commend the follow
ing remarks of The New York TriJune:
Virginia fred the first shot at Presi-
dent Cleveland, and it is heavy one,
well aimed Its Legislature was made
Democratic by superior skill in counting,
and therefore adheres religiously TO the
old Democratic idea that the State has
power to instruct Senators of the United
States, who must resign unless they are
prepared TO obey, and that its formal re-
quest has all the moral effect of man.
date with the Representatives Of
the State. The Virginia House
does not in words condemn President
Cleveland's message or his proposal re-
garding the revenue. But ii does vote
almost unanimously to instruct Virginia
Senators and request Virginia Represen-
tatives TO vote against each and every
feature Of President Cleveland's plan, TO
vote for the entire abolition of internal
taxes, which would take off much more
revenue than the President or Secretary
reports the Government can spare, and
thus to make it;impossible to reduceat all
the revenue derived from duties on i'm
ports"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17
IN. nible and Nen.paper..

4 clergyman Of south Norwalk, Conn,
recently preached sermon in which be
compared the newspaper with the Biblr.
The following PASSAGE is peculiarly strik-
ing. "Thc Bible s criminal news does not
differ much from that which we may read
tomorrow. 1t contains no display head
lines. yet it records in the same realistic
way a murder, such rs that Of Abel, or q
suicide like that OF Samson, or Anime
lcch, or saul, or Saui's armor bearer or
Ahithophcl Narratives Of thefts and rob
berries are scattered through its pages. ac-
counts Of family quarrcs and separations
for cause. Chicago Herald
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

The extract which we copy this morn
Ing from the London Illustrated Necs
shows the value OF the Canadian coast
fisheries, and from the English standpoint
We can see why the New England fisher
men want the privileges Of the Canadian
fishing grounds. One of the important
points In this matter is that we aim to
protect few New England fishermen
at the expense of putting higher price
on fish, which millions of poor people buy
for daily food.
This Is something to consider in all the
numerous bearings Of protection policy
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17
Mailing NalentInes in London.

There is one London mandatory at
which the making OF valentines goes on
all the year IL is the headquarters for the
production OF those combinations Of laced
and silver paper, springs. notices and lit
tie punches OF colored flowers, and much
OF the work has to be done by hand. The
laced paper, for instance, is laid face down
ward and liled away by hand, and the
stamped paper is but a cheap German inn
itation. The valentines are put together
by women, the most expert OF whom can
make three dozen a day. One curious
thing about their work is that they sub
stitute The third finger of the right hand
for mucilage brush, which, they say, is
useless 10 them. boston Budget
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CREAM OF THE PRESS.
PUyGENT POINTS on PRESENT PROM
INEyT PERSONS.

Young Republican FossiIs-The Old WING
the House Tobacco 1ax-The Message
~ a Popular yract-Eussia aud Austria.
OF the great national meeting Of young
Republicans in New York the Sur says
Mature wept copiOusly yesterday
when members Of the G.. q. P.-GOne
Out Party-gOt to wrangling over the
question OF the temporary craftsmanship
in Chickering Hall and forgot their
pledges 10 harmonic in an effort to in
fuse new life into a political corpse. II
was called a convention of Young Re
publican Clubs but as graybeards and
baldheads filed slowly and solemnly into
the hall the fact forced itself on the
thinking spectator that lOung Repub-
lican was either an intentional misnO-
mer or an uninicniional allusion TO sec
ond childhood.
But the brightest and happiest Young
Republican present was Mr. Harmony, a
delegate at-largc. All, there was a bOnny,
sialwart Young Lochinyar come out Of
the West See how he moves about the
platform, galleries and orchestra chairs,
greeted everywhere with smile and a
warm clasp of the hand. surely he'll
carry of this Convention A. he wills.
Bang goes The gaycll Young men
and fossils, says the temporary chair
man, we are met together to- li0r re
mainder Of this address please see The
1riJune Almanac for 1870 NomIna-
tions for permanent chairman are now Ia
order I nominate David | Ryan, a
Young Republican from way back in
Ohio silence
M Chairman, said q curly haired
lad OF about 50 summers. ! nominate
General Nathan Con, who has just cut Il
wisdom tooth tproaI
And ibc boy Harmony, Oh, where was
he,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

"Here. come out into our sitting room,
will you" said a gentleman the other
night. II just want 10 show you how art
can be prosu.uted. NJ wife has gone and
bought IA stove and paid $50 for it-$4O
Cor the heating apparatus and $50 for
those nickel gimcracks and figures on it
and those tiles jammed into it, told her
She had no sense Of the fitness of things.
Ii We want nickel statuettes and tiles
let's have 'em where they belong and not
On pesky stove. \ stove is made to
give warmth, not 10 serve as a crockory
cabinet The next step viii be art coal
hods. art dishpans, art potato barrels and
art rat traps The palmer and less con
spcuous stove Is the better. a stove
covered with these gewgaws is as out of
place as a coal HEAVIER going 10 work in a
dress suit and patent leather pumps -
Buffalo Courier.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17
rrgli,h pronunciation 100 Year, Ago.

IL is curious to note that according 10
Thomas Dilworthy's Guide TO the Eng
lish Tongue" which was accepted as a
standard IN pronunciation 10y polite Eng
lish society Of a century ago, the vowel
sounds in nle are foil, bile and bon were
pronounced alike, as also were those IN
tour and tower, are aud air, dew and do.
Chicago Herald
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

Tenderness makes a woman grateful; a
noble manhood compels all her deep in
stincts of love. Mrs. A. ID. T. Whitney
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

An Oh Wing journal, pretending 20 be
Democratic. insists ihm this plain duty
can,ot Zee performed By Congress on The
line indicated by the President 1t
charges tie President with eing Free
Trader. and declares that even 10
threaten go disturb Protection ' is 60
invite defeat for ihr parry
Mr. Cleveland diI not undertake 20
formulate Lii' for Congress lie indi-
Gated the lue Democratic principle, az
laid down iu the platform of The party in
this State that "thc taxes 10 be- inst re-
duced or altogether removed arc those ON
imported raw materials ANA those which
increase the cost tO our wagceaners OF
the common necessaries OF life. kr-
cLnNll
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17
NONIX Io IfNu.
MONEY T0 LEND

UPON REAL ESTATE COLLATERAL ss.
Guilty..
CITY on COUNTRY REAL frIaI. IU4
SALE OK EXCHANGE
DEEDS WRITTEN AND Alhhuh lLul-
MEhI3 TAKEN
HOUSES SOLD. BUILT. AND REPAIRED
UPON MONTHLY iArIA ItltI.
Apply Tor Virginia Land Guide.
GEOh0E D. CRAWFORD
Real Estate Agent Auot.0ue.f. aul ll...t
Jan ~ Su, W&t.ly
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

City Delivery by carriers at 10 cents per wcein.
BY mail postage paid. daily one year, fSo siA
months. <l.75: three months. I'll.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17
LIVERY srABIIs

J. }. SUTHERLAND. La SUTHERLAND.
SYCAMORE STABLES. 30j s. llil 30
For hire, first class hacks. lor.s aai boz
giles.
Particular attention also p4I Oh r.arias
horses. Phone No. $50. leatl
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17
BANKERS AND mo-.

B0I,GD3' ,Si1VCkS, and srrr-,,-
SortS SnI D, AND Sod 10 th.. T. .os + hlllR
oflce to ali i6e ,'s Nt,, ',o'es1gh Wire i-on,
execute orders for ACTIVE .a,i.'.' ana ,.s
wv wv minutes Of their receipt at '... No rlla
~, quotations every tr..... once.
custOmers inspection u b..
road 40 s III 'm'i.o',ilnatlon on thc..ht.t..,
Bonds. '''uiI'|D, arl ~.
ue -'l THOMAS nRAN,r
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

Tie cattle industry OF the United States
represents $1,000, OOO, GOO.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

Roger q. Mills, The man selected by
Speaker Carlisle To De the leader of the
Democratic party in the House OF Repre-
sentaiiycs, IS one Of 'he least known and
best known men ia public life. lie is
best known in that lie stands at the fore
front among tariil-refOrm thinkers Of to-
day. lie is least known in that you will
not find his biography ia any OF the die
tionaries. and the story OF his life, as told
in the Congressional Directory, is ~ de
up of three lines
He was born in Todd county Kentucky,
and his father was a Nirginian. lie
makes no claim TO patrician blood, and
ne is, think, proud OF being one OF the
people. lie moved TO. Texas at seven
teen, studied law at Palestine, and was
admitted to the bar when he was twenty
years of age. The law of Texas required
lawyers 10 be at least twenty-one years
old. and the Legislature passed special
act admitting him a; twenty SptrsD' e.
tie World
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17


II would bc q memorable rounding out
Of the first century Of legislation under
the American Union for Congress TO es-
tablish one cent letter postage through
out the United States. This country
would then have the cheapest mail Tales
in the world.
Is this praciicable2 That some Con
gres men think SO may De inferred from
their holding consultations as 90 the
method of bringing it about Such a
step would be The last as we'll as the
greatest Of lhe series of reductions ion let
ter postage. since our cent is the smallest
coin in circulation 70 achieve this final
success would be a worthy ambition for
any Congress Should the date of its
operation be fixed for the centennial
year, 1889, tbat would Zoe just fifty years
after the famous establishment Of penny
postage in England equivalent TO our
present letter rate of two cents.
The annual report OF Postmaster Gen
eral Villas intimates that il viii be pracii.
cable to make this reduction al an early
day.-Etct0l1e.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-17

The wisest criticism on the Russia.
Austrian difficulty that We find is the fol-
lowing in The New York Times Of yester
day:
4" 1t would be easy TO attach too much
Impotence to the utterances of the Md
taYg Gd-otte upon the prospect of war in
Europe. 1t is always to be- remembered
that there is no public opinion in Russia
but military opinion, and that that opin-
ion always makes for war with the pro-
fessional opportunities wal brings Rus
sia. indeed, is still very largely in what
Mr. Herbert Spencer calls a state of
militarism instead of state of in
dustrialism." The result is that she has
too many soldiers and not enough money.
The deficiency counterbalances the eX-
cess, for fortunately modern war is an
undertaking for which bellicose temper
is by no means the only requisite"